Cloudy Greenish Blue Pool Water

Always run the pump when shocking the pool and allow it to circulate for 24 hours.

Cloudy greenish blue pool water. If your pool water is cloudy or a sick dark color and you re looking for tips on how to turn it from green to blue then this is the post for you. After that you are really using your circulation and filtration systems to clear up the cloudy water due to the shock and all the dead algae. Causes treatment and preventive measures. Keeping your pool water clear of algae for good.

For years i ve had a love hate relationship with my pool. Causes and cures for cloudy swimming pool water. What you thought was going to be a luxurious dip in your pool becomes a disappointing look at your nasty pool water. Cloudy pool water can put a damper on your fun pretty quickly.

My water is light blue and hazy. It is cloudy and nothing is clearing it up. Improper levels of chlorine imbalanced ph and alkalinity very high calcium hardness ch levels faulty or clogged filter early stages of algae ammonia and debris. Test the water 24 hours after shocking and start adjusting ph and alkalinity levels.

Cloudy or milky swimming pool water is caused by seven main issues. 6 repeat step 4 and shock the pool again every day or two as needed if the water is still green. Has been this way for 2 weeks and cannot get it cleared up. That shimmering blue green pool is just begging you to jump in and beat the heat.

If you want to keep the green murk held at bay for good your best bet is testing test a lot test every day or every other day when the weather is changing or you have a lot of people using your pool. As you might expect there are a few ways to fix cloudy pool water so in typical poolonomics style let s break them down one by one. My water is blue. Now that we ve looked at and hopefully identified the potential cause for your cloudy pool water let s talk about clearing it up.

It was green black when i got home. Post by mullins thu 04 may 2006 22 03. We got it mostly cleared up but not all the way. The green should normally go away just turn cloudy within a day if you have the proper shock dosage.

My water is now a blue green color cloudy and i still can t see the bottom. Thu 04 may 2006 21 57. I m currently at the point where i ve put in the following in the past two and a half weeks. The water should then be a blue or cloudy blue color.

The chlorine will still be elevated but over a few days it should stabilize. We installed the pool last year and had it sparkling. Jug of algaecide 1 bucket of ph and 1 gal. I love it in the middle of the summer when it s 100 degrees outside and i want a nice cool place to float around all afternoon.

And i can t see the bottom. 9 bags of super shock 2 bags of lithium shock 2 bottles of 18oz.